Rough political discourse is our history

In Patricia Healey’s letter to the Editor “Vitriol is not political discourse”, she mentions Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter soon after “hate, overthrow and violence”.

I would be more inclined to believe Patricia – if she would have mentioned a few liberals who regularly dispense “hate, overthrow and violence”. To keep the note short, I will not offer a list – do a little online hunt and you will find that rough political discourse is our history – on both the liberal and conservative side. The ill feelings across those groups are promoted by letters like Patricia’s. It should not have been published.